De Aston School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Willingham Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
34.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
939
Capacity used
Has space73%
1,282 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
136 of 136 families who put it first got an offer
162
Places offered
255
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 136 | 136 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 81 | 10 | ● 12% |
| 3rd preference | 38 | 6 | ● 16% |
| Total | 255 | 152 | 60% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Simon Porter
- Address
- Willingham Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3RF
- Phone
- 01673843415
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Market Rasen · Gainsborough
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136491
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DE ASTON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
939 pupils · 1,282 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
09 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 934 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
34.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.39 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.51 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.31 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 60.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.65 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 164 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.26 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 3.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 49 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 164 | 16% | 61% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 162 | 14% | 54% | 73% | |
| Mathematics | 159 | 7% | 43% | 66% | |
| Combined Science | 118 | 0% | 15% | 42% | |
| Geography | 111 | 16% | 44% | 57% | |
| History | 57 | 16% | 46% | 63% | |
| Biology | 45 | 16% | 67% | 96% | |
| Physics | 45 | 16% | 62% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 45 | 13% | 53% | 87% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 14% | 31% | 45% | |
| Business | 37 | 0% | 30% | 46% | |
| French | 32 | 22% | 47% | 66% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 22 | 5% | 9% | 32% | |
| English Literature | 21 | 0% | 5% | 10% | |
| History | 15 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 10% | 40% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 10 | 0% | 0% | 30% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 10 | 0% | 20% | 70% | |
| Photography | 8 | 25% | 38% | 75% | |
| Geography | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Physics | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Law | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 11796: De Aston School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 46% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 10% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 53% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.